Kelly Robinson


James Peter "Kelly" Robinson was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League.

Family

The son of George Robinson, and Mary Robinson, née Higgins, James Peter Robinson was born at Tooborac, Victoria in 1876.
He married Teresa Florence Skinner in 1907.

Football

Robinson was recruited to Fitzroy from the Collingwood Imperials. He was a wingman in Fitzroy's 1898 and 1899 premierships and also played in their losing 1900 Grand Final team.
At one stage in his career he played in 19 consecutive wins. Robinson kicked just one goal in his career, against Collingwood, in the opening game of the 1900 season.

Death

He died at the Austin Hospital, in Heidelberg, Melbourne on 26 November 1943.